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Addendum to 5B6(3) Ps 74:11

Addendum to Ps 74:11 - Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? from midst of thy bosom completely. The Hebrew Text: לָמָּה תָשִׁיב יָדְךָ וִימִינֶךָ מִקֶּרֶב חֵיקְךָ כַלֵּה lama tashiv yadcha viyminecha miqerev cheyqcha kaleh The problem with SMT and KJV: Both split this into two phrases: 1. Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? 2. from midst of thy bosom completely. First is a complete sentence. Second is a dependent clause with no verb. It makes no sense alone and creates controversy over what kaleh does. Hebrew is one verse, one verb, one thought. Three words are misunderstood: 1. lama - למה Usually translated why, but in lament Psalms where context is ad-matay - until when / how long, lama carries same force: until when, how long will you...? Same Psalm: Ps 74:9...neither is there among us any that knoweth ad-matay - until when. Ps 74:10 ad-matay - how long shall adversary reproach? Ps 74:11 lama - until when will you...? It is continuation of same question - until when, not just why. This avoids having to add not - Until when will you return your hand...? is natural lament. 2. tashiv - תשיב - Hiphil of shuv - שוב Means to turn back, return, bring back, restore. With preposition mi - from, direction is FROM. tashiv yadcha miqerev cheyqcha = return your hand FROM midst of your bosom - i.e. bring it back out, not put it back in. KJV withdrawest reads it as putting hand into bosom. Hebrew with mi reads as bringing hand out FROM bosom. 3. kaleh - כלה - H3615 Last word with no object. Means to bring to complete end, to finish, to complete, to consume, to accomplish completely. As verb consume them - must add them - ERV, BSB: pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them. As adverb completely, unto the end - LXX: apo mesou tou kolpou sou eis telos - from midst of thy bosom for ever / unto the end / completely. LXX is oldest witness and chose completely, not destroy them. NET, Keil & Delitzsch note pregnant construction: out of midst of thy bosom, destroy - is pregnant for drawing forth hand that rests inactive there. What the verse actually says as one complete sentence: Until when wilt thou return thy hand, even thy right hand, from midst of thy bosom completely? Or interrogative: Why wilt thou not return thy hand, even thy right hand, from midst of thy bosom completely? Why completely matters in context: Psalm 74 context is Temple and synagogues burned [74:7-8]. Enemy blasphemes Name [74:18]. Israel in captivity. Halfway pulling Right Hand out only destroys enemy - Temple still burned. Completely - kaleh - means in full restorative power - to destroy what needs destroying AND to finish / rebuild what was desolate - to bring to perfect completion. Right Hand is Yah, hidden in bosom of Father, as Son in bosom of Father [John 1:18], hidden in dark waters and thick clouds [Ps 18:11 ab - thick clouds = root of bosom]. To be drawn out of many waters [Ps 18:16] to restore. Thus Psalm 74:11 is prayer for Right Hand to come completely out of bosom - not half - to reveal power fully for restoration of both houses to land. Compose Write to Meta AI

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